By Dayo Johnson Akure—Four men have been arraigned before an Akure Chief Magistrate’s Court, in Ondo State, for allegedly kidnapping a 60-year-old man, Tijani Aremu, and attempted murder in the Akoko area of the state. The defendants, Yahaya Galejo, 30; […]
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Special Committee on Examination Infractions (SCEIi) has said that computer-based centres found culpable in the over 4,000 cases of exam fraud uncovered by the committee will be shut down and their owners jailed. […]
Five persons, who allegedly stole goods worth N11.2 million from a company, appeared before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan on Monday. The defendants, Thomas, Suleiman, Yunusa, Anas, and AbdulRahman are facing three counts of conspiracy, breaking and entering, […]
OSOGBO — THE Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE, in Osun State, yesterday, accused the office of the Accountant-General of the Federation of plotting to “pre-empt the Supreme Court” by allegedly preparing to pay withheld local government allocations in […]
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has initiated a lawsuit against the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) concerning its proposal to increase the salaries of political and public office holders. This includes the President, Vice President, Governors, […]
Following series of investigation, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike on Sunday gave a nod to the issuance of new Statutory Rights of Occupancy (R-of-O) and Certificates of Occupancy (C-of-O) to 374 property owners across 15 […]
By Muhammad Nasir Bashir The Police have arrested 13 suspected drug peddlers in coordinated raids on hideouts and black spots across five local government areas of Jigawa state. The raids were conducted as part renewed effort aimed at ridding Jigawa […]
By Efe Onodjae The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has cautioned members of the public against offering money or any form of inducement to its personnel while discharging their official duties. In a random check by our correspondent, on […]
By: Kingsley Omonobi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has smashed an international organized criminal group (IOCG) with strongholds in Nigeria, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Australia, and the United Arab Emirates, in a series of coordinated operations that ran […]
By Usman Aliyu Terror struck Edo State on Friday night as heavily armed gunmen ambushed and killed eight personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) during a shocking assault on the BUA Cement Company in Okpella. The […]